Details on upcoming VAU events:
(Please see Arts Events Calendar for all Puyallup Arts Event Listings)

Don't miss Puyallup's Art and Wine Walk this Saturday from 1-6 PM!!!

This year's wine walk has become quite an art venue for ALL ARTS. In addition to Terre Verte at the Chamber, we will have 3 other artists in downtown shops (Paul Langston, Karen Lucus & Betty Wise), plus Lisa Stilnovich working on a piece in Deb Munson's honor. And the poet laureate for the state of WA, Sam Green! Also Fred Oldfield and the mime Aabztrakt Synergy and music in 2 or 3 sites!!

See details at the Puyallup Main Street web site!

Arts Downtown - A VAU Member Organization presents:

VAU CALL TO ARTISTS

Are you a professional artist with a studio in Eastern Pierce County?
Are you interested in opening your working studio to the public and demonstrating how you make your work, entertaining questions or just helping raise the visibility of the arts in the community?
Consider applying to participate in the:

Valley Arts United
2008 E. Pierce County Open Studio Tour
October 31, Nov. 1 & 2
10-4 Daily
Reception Nov. 2, 5 PM
Western Heritage Center, Puyallup

The event is free to the public. A map and publicity materials will be published and provided. Deadline for studio participants is June 1, 2008.
Quality, diversification, geographic location, and being a paid member of VAU are all criteria for participation in this annual event.

For further information and application, please contact: Karen Lucas at 253-847-0858.

Chalk the Walk!!
In Front of the Puyallup Public Library

Kids of all ages, artists of all abilities are invited to “Chalk the Walk” on the sidewalk in front of the Puyallup Public Library (324 S. Meridian, downtown Puyallup) on Saturday, June 28 and Saturday, August 9 from 10 am to Noon.

There will be several artists available to model and help budding artists create sidewalk masterpieces.

This FREE community art program is sponsored by Valley Arts United, Puyallup Main Street Association Farmer’s Market, and the Puyallup Public Library. Many colors of chalk will be provided with plenty of sidewalk to fill-in with artsy designs. Rain or shine, don’t miss this chance to show off!

For more information contact:
Carol Hopkins
carolh@ci.puyallup.wa.us
253-841-5454

A River and Sound Review - A VAU Member Organization
Now Podcasting!!
Available for download from our website!

NEXT LIVE SHOW COMING UP!

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 -- 7 PM at the Puyallup Public Library, featuring novelist Jess Walter, author of "The Zero" and poet Philip Terman from Pennsylvania. Hosted by Jay Bates.
Jay Bates of River and Sound Review reads poetry at VAU's annual meeting.


Come to Downtown Puyallup and see the newly placed art!

On April 5, 2008, Hardy Arts Downtown Volunteers and Artists Placed 22 New Pieces of Wonderful Installation Art Downtown!
Past Events:

Images from VAU's annual meeting in December, 2007. The best meeting of the year featured a wine tasting fund raising event, a benefit raffle for Deb Munson's memorial art scholarship fund, door prizes, Tapestry Singers and poetry reading by Jay Bates, not to mention the divine chocolate, cheese and goodies!

Valley Arts United (VAU) Volunteers working during the hanging for VAU's first Premier Gallery show, May 30, 2007, Puyallup Activity Center.